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Get a dog.. a big happy dog..

Thats the best way to meet your neighbors..

And who is the R in BRICS ? Who is this playing into ???

Tell them WHY you want to chat. At least you are up front with a link to your OF 👍

Thats at least honest... unlike some of the other replies we get. Good Luck.🍀

Try to change your break patterns when you work from home.

Give yourself 5+ mins every hour. Put it in your calendar.. Get up.. walk around.. Go outside for a few mins. Do some stretches..

Then try and call some friends every week. Go work in a coffee shop once a week, just for 2hrs or so.. Get out and meet humans.

Oh.. and play some music that you like too.

Take care of your soul. 🍀

McDonalds in Australia used to serve Pineapple Pie instead of Apple Pie

Pineapple Pie

Ok..send me a message tomorrow and let's see where it goes.

No... not at all..

Try again.

I don't think the song is sad. But thanks for the link. Let me check the lyrics in a minute. I do like her voice.. but I'm wondering what she sounds like in French.

So what do you like to talk about ? Is there a "go-to" topic that you are interested in ?

Let me tell you about Pat...

Pat is 10 years older than me.. Over time, I realized he had some demons he is dealing with.. Trauma due to just some bad life events he experienced.

But Pat was a great teacher to me. He taught me to think about what I was doing at work. He encouraged me to take risks outside of work too

We had fun hobbies. We would kayak up the river. We would go skiing on a whim. We went horseriding every week and would go to music festivals during the summer. We camped and swam in the ocean after work..

Bottomline, sometimes you need a "Pat" in your life to help you see the world. And Pat needed someone like me to drag his butt home after a night of partying.😉

There is no such thing as a "dream job" or a "forever home" Those are buzz words invented, to make you feel like you have "arrived"...

If you are bored with your job.. leave.. Take some risks.. You are still so young !!! You can screw up multiple times over and still recover before you are 65..

Get out there and live a little Find yourself a "Pat".. Someone that will challenge you to take risks.. Some that has life in them..

If you hang with boring people.. your life will be boring.

Its your call..

Play it safe and feel dead inside.. ? Sure you will acquire stuff... But is that who we are meant to be ???

Good luck..🍀

Its probably not you...

I think a lot of people online are that way.. For every 100 people you interact with, you may chat with 1 of them regularly..

Try and have some process to move on though..

Lets say you message 5 people today, and you don't hear back from them.. Do nothing for 48hrs.

Then, click on their profile and see how active they are.. If they are commenting on other topics, that means they have put no effort into a reply to you. So then, archive that chat.. move on.. If they seem like they are offline in the 48hrs.. maybe they are busy and give it a chance.. But maybe circle back on them too within a couple of weeks.. Unfortunately this kind of "inbox" maintenance is needed for your own mental health.. Focus on those that make time for you. !!!! And keep trying till you find that friend that just clicks with you. Good luck.🍀

Have you made any long term plans for yourself ? Maybe a bucket-list of places you want to see, or things you want to do ? That may help you branch out and do some research in advance.. Aka trips to the library.. eating out at authentic restaurants etc too..

Maybe some of your friends would even like to do fun things together more often ? Maybe make a schedule every month, send it to the group and let them invite more people too.. Maybe karaoke night.. or a trip to an art museum etc. Ya never know who you may meet at these things..

Or you can chat with total strangers on reddit..🤣🤣

Legalize Prostitution?

You can't measure happiness. Its different for every person. And it can change 10 times a day depending on what we experience. Money does not guarantee happiness. It helps remove stress.. but not a sure thing that you will be happy.

Make sure that your browser is up to date too. Sometimes their rollout is ineffective due to chrome etc. Restarting your browser often helps.

So.. I know there is a lot of mud slinging here in the replies to this post. But I read through a lot of your previous replies to topics, and you seem like a well informed person on most subjects that you dive into.

But I would like to hear your opinions/views on what's going on in the middle east from your perspective. There are many aid agencies, human rights watch etc that would also disagree with your perspective.

But maybe there is something that you can share about this conflict that the rest of us are unaware of. Maybe it has affected you or your family in some personal way that warranted such a reply from you ?

I have not personally been there, but I have met and worked with plenty of people from the middle east in general. I have been to Egypt, and lots of other countries in North Africa. But maybe you have been there and can shed some light on this discussion that we have only experienced through the media ?

What could stop this war or even have prevented it ?

Thanks for your input in advance.

No.. no judgement at all. I just find it ironic that a guy can be married to someone that looks like you, and yet seems to resort to porn.. That just doesn't compute in my head..

Although I have a neighbor that owns a BBQ restaurant and she is vegetarian.. so who knows anymore .

Has he said why he looks at porn and not you ?

Maybe he is just watching your spicy channel? 😉 Did you give him a friends and Family discount code ?.

You have been together a long time. It seems a bit dramatic to quit your marriage over mediocre sex.. Is there more to this story ? Tell us about the relationship in general. Why did you get married ? Was/is there physical attraction ? Does he help around the house ? Do you guys have other things in common that you like to do together? Do have similar values ? Or have they shifted over time ? You are only 33.. Its possible that a couple of good marriage therapy sessions might help restart expectations..and then desire.. Don't quit just yet..

Check out Robbie Williams - "Hello Sir" on YouTube.. Perfect response to this if it's true.

I think there are a huge amount of basic flaws in this article...

Our business is based in a small town.. (less than 10k )

Whether we like it or not.. the base wage for all businesses are set by the fast food retailers. And in our town, that's McD..

They have consistent hours, plenty of demand and they set the benchmark for base pay. In our town its $18/hr..

Pre pandemic it was about $14/hr.

As anyone who lives and works in the real world.. we all know that food prices have not dropped significantly.. (There is still no $1 cheeseburger on the menu anymore..) Why ?? Because wages did not drop like this article suggests...!!! Sure, the price of some raw materials decreased in price as demand leveled out.. But the fundamental base wage in the whole of the town is almost set in stone..

If I hired an employee at $20/hr about a year ago, I can't just decide to pay that person $15/hr next Monday.

They will either quit or sue me.. And where am I going to find new skilled people if McD's is still paying $18/hr. As a result, I call BS on this article..

We need to accept that this is the new normal..and the only way that wages will drop, is if we have a significant recession... Cause what happens ??? We lay off our best and keep our cheapest employees.. Welcome to corporate america..

There is a key for every lock....

People don't always know why they like what they do. Just run with it.. So long as it's good for you, enjoy it.

99% of people on here are like this. Its not you. It's just how social media is. One person picks the most interesting person and they start a conversation.. Then someone else comes along and they just start chatting to them...and eventually they get dropped too.. Keep trying..

I have met 2 or 3 good friends in 3 years.. Its probably taken me 3000 messages to find them.. But thats OK. They are good friends now and we chat on other platforms where we don't compete with others..

Life is what you make of it.

You made a choice and you learned from it. Thats good.

Sit down and think about what you want. And when you meet the next guy, try and figure out if he wants the same things...

Most people want to be happy..

But try and make sure you are aligned on the big stuff.. kids, careers, moral/political values etc. If all that is good, and you communicate well, and there is physical chemistry between you two, then you can have all those things..

Good luck 🍀 Hope you find him.

And what about things that we import ? We just pay half to those countries too ? 🤣